On Thu, Jun 24, 2010 at 9:13 PM, Marcos <marcosruap...@gmail.com> wrote: > I have a store, so I want to maximize the profit. I have all the > suppliers with diferent prices, some providers can send products to a > client an others not, this has a plus price. Some providers has a > discount over the tansport if a quantity is reached. > > Sometimes its better to me receive the order and resend to the client > if I have a transport discount. > > Not all the suppliers has all products for a order. > > So I want to create a function which I can pass the data, and > generates all the possibilities so I can find the maximum profit. > > Have I to use heuristics? Do you know some examples?. > > Thanks in advance.
Depending on the exact constraints this may be a linear programming problem (very simple) and even if it isn't there are likely to be good approximation methods. With more information will come better advice. Geremy Condra -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
